the prince is also an investor in apple and rupert murdoch's news corporation. >>> asian stocks are trading down in response to north korean leader kim jong-il's death. jackie deangelis joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >>> bouncing off of earlier losses in concert with the asian markets which fell on the news and uncertainty resulting from the death of north korean leader kim jong-il. south korea's kospi index dropped as much as 5% overnight. japan's nikkei down more than 1%. >>> meantime, u.p.s. says this thursday will be its busiest shipping day of the year with an estimated 26 million packages. u.p.s. expected to process an amplli average of 25 million packages this week. u.p.s. credits online shopping for the big boost to its business. back to you. >> jackie, thanks so much. hope you have a great day. thanks. >>> holiday shopping procrastinators, you could find some great bargains, but also big crowds between now and christmas. pricegrabber.com reports 41% of consumers, they will shop sometime this weekend. 43% of those who will be out shopping say they wait because